Thai Peanut Pot Roast Recipes

THAI PEANUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the rice and water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, peanut butter, vinegar, and cayenne pepper. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet or wok over high heat. Add chicken, garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring constantly, until chicken is golden on the outside, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium, and add green onion, broccoli, peanuts, and the peanut butter mixture. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, or until broccoli is tender, and chicken is cooked through. Serve over rice.

SLOW COOKER THAI PORK WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Coat a slow cooker with cooking spray. Place the pork into the cooker. Pour the teriyaki sauce, vinegar, red pepper flakes, and garlic over the pork.
• Cover and cook on low until the pork is tender (4-5hours). Remove the pork from the cooker, and whisk in the peanut butter until smooth. Chop the pork into large bite-sized pieces and then put it back into the cooker. Put the pepper in and stir to coat.
• Cook for 60 minutes until the pork is very tender and the peppers are just tender.
• Serve in bowls over rice with green onions, peanuts and limes for garnish.

PORK SIRLOIN ROAST WITH THAI PEANUT SAUCE (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Heat large skillet with oil. Season pork roast with salt and pepper and brown on all sides in skillet. (If you are using a boneless roast, be sure to tie at 1 inch intervals with kitchen twine). This will take about 20 minutes.
• While that is browning, combine all of the sauce ingredients except for the broth in a blender or bowl, and blend until smooth in the blender or with an immersion blender.
• Remove pork roast and place in slow cooker. Reduce skillet to low.
• Pour the broth into the skillet and deglaze. Pour into the sauce and buzz briefly to incorporate.
• Pour over the pork roast.
• Cover and cook on low for about 4 hours, or until roast reads 140-145 deg F. on an instant read thermometer.
• Remove roast to a platter, cover with foil and allow to rest about 10 minutes.
• Buzz the sauce briefly to smooth it out, if you need to. (Mine just needed stirring).
• Slice pork and serve with sauce, garnished with chopped scallions and peanuts. (As I look at the sauce, I think it might be enough for about 6 servings. It's enough for me, but you might want more).

PRESSURE-COOKER THAI COCONUT BEEF

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker and adjust for high heat. Add oil; add one roast half. Brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove; repeat with remaining beef., Return beef to pressure cooker; add red pepper. In a bowl, whisk coconut milk with next six ingredients; pour over meat. Lock lid; make sure vent is closed. Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 35 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer's directions. Add sugar snap peas; return to full pressure, and cook 5 minutes. Naturally release pressure for 10 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure., Remove beef; cool slightly. Skim fat from cooking juices. Shred beef with two forks. Stir in cilantro. Serve with rice and toppings of your choice. Freeze option: Place cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little broth or water if necessary.

SLOW COOKER THAI BEEF

Steps:

• Place beef in slow cooker. Pour sauce and coconut milk over; turn meat several times to combine sauce and milk and to coat the roast. Scatter baby carrots over and around roast.
• Cook on low heat 8-10 hours until fork-tender. Sprinkle with peanuts and serve with rice.